Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Arthur, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.454°N, 89.217°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Arthur, C had a population of 11,220. Population density was 11185.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,220 |
| 1921 | 14,886 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Arthur, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 504 |
| POP F | 302 |
| POP M | 440 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 12.48 |
| POP TOT | 11,220 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2,263 |
| AREA ACRES | 39,593 |
| AREA SQ MI | 61.86 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 101 |
| BAPTISTS | 459 |
| BELGIAN | 3 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,425 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,604 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,934 |
| CHINESE | 39 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 16 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 160 |
| F MARRIED | 127 |
| F SINGLE | 173 |
| F WIDOWED | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FRENCH | 708 |
| GERMAN | 305 |
| GREEK | 77 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 92 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 472 |
| JEWISH | 76 |
| JEWS | 76 |
| LUTHERANS | 1,758 |
| M MARRIED | 133 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 294 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 1,490 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PAGANS | 4 |
| POLISH | 512 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,107 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,808 |
| RUSSIAN | 1,421 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 24 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 413 |
| SWISS | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 37 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123054— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230482
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-c-on123054-1911/.